' NECKAN: JUSTICE AWAITS Director Gonzalo Tapia Spain 92' 2015 Historical thriller
PRMIERE MONTREAL FILM FESTIVAL
Morocco late 50’s , Santiago an young lawyer, son of an important Francoist politician, travels to Tétouan, then the Capital of the Spanish Protectorate in Morocco after receiving an anonymous letter.
As he gradually starts to unveil the dark secrets surrounding his real family’s mysterious death he uncovers a web of political intrigue surrounding the last years of the demise of the last Spanish colony. The impact on his life will be devastating.
THIRST Dir Joe Houlbert Ecuador 82' 2015 Drama arthouse
‘’impressive piece of work which looks great ‘’ BRUTAL AS HELL
Travelling as a foursome with her cousin and their respective boyfriends for a weekend away in he old family country home, makes life feel almost normal for blind 23 year old Sara.
Once there, all is not as it as seems, and the eerie abandonment of the Colonial house set in spectacular Ecuadorian tropical forest becomes the backdrop to the unraveling the past and family secrets, and in turns creating an unsettling dynamic between the travellers voyeuristic, perverse and sexually liberating in turns.
THEY WILL COME BACK
Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Film - Brasilia Film Festival Nominated Tiger Award - Rotterdam Film Festival San Francisco International Film Festival – Official Selection New Director London BFI International Film Festival – Official Selection New Directors/New Films Selection the New York series by Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art.
‘’ Marcelo Lordello handles delicate subject matter with due sensitivity, elegant simplicity of the storytelling’’ LETTERBOXD
‘’ remarkably touching’’ SLANT MAGAZINE
Twelve years old Cris is left on an isolated roadside in northern Brazil, and she must find her way home. Setting off on her journey, Cris encounters people she had never met before, impoverished small land holders whose reality in a class and race divided Brazil, is in stark contrast to her privileged urban background.
WOLFSKINDER
ir Rick Ostermann Germany 96’ 2013
Venice Film Festival Official
Selection, Chicago International Film Festival. Historical
‘’ The film’s evocative fairy-tale associations of children facing violence and peril, adds dark enchanted dimension to a drama of grim realism rooted in sobering 20th century history’’ HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
‘’A handsome drama’’ VARIETY
As East Prussia falls to the Soviets in the wake of World War II, local orphaned German children were forced to seek refuge hiding in the forests.
Through their grueling ordeal we are allowed an insight into the meaning of resilience, compassion, and the ultimate senselessness of war.
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